Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-10-20
Fusion Consummated.

1 OF virtue and lncorruptlDlllty. Inc re-
publican and democratic parties were
equally denounced in scathing terms,
and it was heralded abroad as the in
dependent party that would stand with
out assistance until the polls closed,
even though but lonely half dozen
| of ballots were cast. 1t consisted Of a
reunion Of the tagging greenback
forces, slightly augmented by few
democrats and less republicans. We
believe that in the minds of those who
composed the rank and file Of this or
ganization there was honest purpose to
adhere without swerving to the princi-
pies Of the party, and poll conscien-
tiously and in good faith as large vote
as they could command. But, Us we
have charged, the party is subservient
to the will ofssdesigning managers who
adapt its power to their selfish purposes
and vitiate whatever power for good it
may have been invested with at its or
ganization.
In the first week of September we
quoted from the writing Of Octavius
Phineas Waitman, the grand chancellor
of exchequer, manager-in-chief and
orator of the union labor party, the
following paragraph:
ALREADY the corrupt democrats are
trying to obtain power over the union
labor party, but can never succeed in
"the scheme"
1t was then suggested that the cor
ruption fund of the corrupt democrats"
was too small to tempt the Disguised
statesman, Mr.. Waitman. At the same
time we gave assurance that the desired
ends could be attained with a larger
sum. The results prove conclusively
that the necessary funds were raised,
and that the corrupt democrats obtain
ed power over the union labor party, or
at least enlisted the services of the gay
old bOodler, Waitman, in their behalf.
AT the convention of the union labor
party, held on the Sth of. September,
Waitman appeared in his"war paint,
advocating the nomination of S. A.
Graham for representative. Although
Graham had already been nominated
for that Office by the democrats, Wait
man, as ruse to hide his duplicity with
democratic leaders, professed that the
term endorsement was repugnant to
his subsidized sense of political virtue,
80 he claimed for his party the distinc-
ton of nominating the gilt-edged gen
tleman from Melville. The sense of
the convention was opposed to such
endorsement or nomination. There
were those present steadfast in their
purpose and true to the faith who
strenuously opposed the nomination as a
union labor candidate, of man who had
been III the demoIratiq convention as a
delegate from his township, but who
was only represented in the union labor
convention by the traitor of his party,
Mr.. Waitman. Several speeches were
recorded against the endorsement or
nomination OF hraham, but Whitman
took the floor and squelched the pro,
testations of his co-lab0rers in words
commanding the nomination of Ora
ham. The motion was recorded as car
ried, but it was by doubtful majority
as every spectator Of the proceedings
will readily attest.
The remaining nominations were
quite in harmony with the plan out
lined by the bosses. Candidates were
nominated who cannot command the
vote of their own party, neither are
they making the slightest effort to Sc
cure that end. One candidate is in an
other part of the state selling patent
medicines with a cerkscrew with Sacf
and every bottle as guarantee that il
is genuine, while another is preparing
to leave the county. They have NJ
qualifications for the offices for which
they are nominated. They are simpl!
and solely nominated for the purpose
of deceiving the people with the ides
that the l. l.. party is in the field, while
every vote that the subsidized leader
can control will be cast for the demo
cratic nominees. Ii Is a part of thu
contract. 1t is a contingent tho gay
old boodler must deliver in consider
alton of the increased corruption fund
While protesting the virtue and purit,
of political reformer, Waitman is be
traying the union labor adherents int
disdainfai duplicity, and violating con
fidence. 1t is the same remuneratip,
fraud he has perpetrated upon thu
greenbackers, and the game he will con
tinue to play so long as he is enabled
to dictate the vote of the organization
he fosters.
However mean the plan may seen
in its conception it is Of great import
ance to the people that it fail of execu
ton. 1t has extended to the senatorial
field, for both of these factions ar,
harmoniously striving to secure thu
election of J. 5, Tam in this district. II
the possible event of the election of
A. Graham, as representative, and J.
Tam, as senator, if the gentlemen wer
true to the allied forces of their conStit
uents, they would respect tn
command of those factions in vot
ing for a United States senator
1t is an open secret that the gentlemen
who have unanswered this fusion ar
hand In hand with Boodler Sovereign
, of Atlantic, who is now posing as tn
/ union labor candidate for heutenan
! governor, as stepping stone to prefer
ment in case fusion succeeds. TIL
,, vote of the fusion representative an,
state senator would be cast for Doodle
q Sovereign for United States senator, j
=. the fusion powers could control the OF
fieers they have virtually created. 1t i
2 beyond the pale of possibilities that thi
, scheme shall ever find fulfilment, but 1t
: very aspect is repugnant to the sens
b{IItiaa ~ bopact yntaro II haooyna